"amberjack" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæm.bɚ.d͡ʒæk/ [US] Forms: amberjacks [plural]
Etymology: From amber (“yellow color”) + jack (“fish of family Carangidae”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|amber||yellow color}} amber (“yellow color”), {{m|en|jack||fish of family Carangidae}} jack (“fish of family Carangidae”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} amberjack (countable and uncountable, plural amberjacks)
  1. Any of several large food and game yellowtail fishes of the genus Seriola, found in warm waters of all oceans. Wikipedia link: amberjack Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Jackfish Derived forms: flat amberjack (taxonomic: Seriola aureovittata), greater amberjack (taxonomic: Seriola dumerili), Japanese amberjack (taxonomic: Seriola quinqueradiata), lesser amberjack (taxonomic: Seriola fasciata), yellowtail amberjack (taxonomic: Seriola lalandi) Translations (fish of genus Seriola): Gelbschwanzmakrele [feminine] (German), μαγιάτικο (magiátiko) [neuter] (Greek), カンパチ (kanpachi) (Japanese), aċċola [feminine] (Maltese), olhete [masculine] (Portuguese), gof [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ada balığı (Turkish)

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